Indicator.



H. S. ELLIS.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

A TTOHNEYS PATIINTED DEG. 4, 1906.

2 SHEETS-SHEET l.

No. 837,676. PATENTED DEG. 4, 1906.

H. s., ELLIS.

INDICATOR.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 4, 1906.

' SHEETS-SHEET 2 jf??- 2 2 l W/r/vEssEs A TTOHNEYS j, .UNITED sTATEslIwIEIsIT oEEIoE. I

To aZZ whom it may concern."

Be it known that I, HARLEY SIGAL ELLIS,

-a citizen of the UnitedStates, and a resident of Greenville, in thecounty of Huntv and State of Texas, have invented an Improvement inIndicators, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention is an improvement 1n' that class of indicators whichareadapted for domestic use in ordering groceries and other commodities. y

The invention is embodied in a plate made -ofany suitable material andhaving its edge provided` with notcheswhich .are arranged o positeperipheral spaces bearlng the names ci) different groceries or otherarticles. and ay series of knobs, buttons, olf/other devices havingShanks adapted to enter such notches and wires or equivalent means forholding the said devices in such manner that they may be turned over theedge of the plate, and thus by their position on the front or back ofthe same to indicate particular articles' or commodities which it 1sdesired to order.

The details of construction, arrangement, and combination of parts areas hereinafter described, and shown in the accompanying drawings, inwhichp i n Figure 1 is a face view of my lmproved in dicator orocery-list. Fig. 2 is a view representing t e back of the same. Fig. 3is an edge view. Fig. 4 is a cross-section of a fportion of theindicator, taken at the edge o the same. Fig. 5 is a viewillustratingqthe transfer of a button or indicating device from thelfront to the back of the notched plate.

. A indicates the plate, which may be in elliptical or other form.andformed of any suit- 'board. The edge of able material,.preferablycardboard or pastet e plate is provided with a1 series of notches oropen slots a, and directly opposite each notch or slot is a spacewherein is printed the name of an article usually found. on a grocerslistfor example, lemons, mince-meat', condensed milk, mustard, meal,molasses, macaroni.` Wires B or equivalents, such as cords or strings,extend around the periphery of thepplate adjacent to the edge and oneach side of the same. Such v wires pass through the eyes ofthe buttonsor other indicating devices C, said eyes being of sufficient diameter toextend through the notches, so as to easily embrace the wires, as

indicated in Fig. 4. It is apparent that the eyes c of the indicatorsconstitute the sole means for holding thewires in the positionSpecification of Letters Patent. Application medita-i, 1906. serial No.320.108.

' Patented Dec. 4, 1906.

indicated in the several gures, and it will be further apparent that theflexibility and to some extent the elasticity of the wires enable themto be shifted inward and outward on the plate A to a slight degree, asindicated in 5, so that the buttons or indicators C may be drawnradially outward and carried over the edge of the plate from front toback,

and vice versa. Thus if'the listof groceries ,in hand lacks anyparticular article or commodity indicated on the face of the plate A thebuttons or indicators C opposite the names or` these articles will beturned over vthe edge and on the back of the plate, and by such positionit will be indicated what articles yrequire to be ordered. For instance,in

Fig. 1 the buttons opposite .the names Meal, Molasses, Oran es, Pepper,

Teas, Piclglesf Rice, "Su ar, and

Vegetables on the right-hand side lof the late A have been turned on theback of the atter, and the same is true of the indicators op osite thewords Crackers, Oheese,

Grits, on the opposite or left-hand side of the appearance of the backof the plate when manner to indicate articles requiring to be ordered. y

The indicator may be suspended by a loo a which may be an extensionofthe wires orotherwise, as preferred. The wiresare in thisinstance-passed through eyelets at the upper and lower ends of the plateA, and thus .firmly secured to the latter under the requisite tension.The indicator is very useful for'itsl purpose and ornamentalinappearance. I It may be very cheaply' produced, and thus sold at a lowprice, and the indicators may be manipulated or adjusted as described-with great facility.

1. The improved indicator for the purpose spciied comprisin a platehaving 1ts edge provided with notcdies and av corresponding series ofindicators proper having eyed Shanks adapted to enter said notches, andwires, or `e uivalents, extendingalong the edges of the p ate andthrough the eyes of the indicators proper, substantially as described.

2. The improved indicator for the purpose specified, comprising a platehaving a series of eripheral notches, indicators provided witii eyesadapted to enter said notches and being of greater diameter than thethickness the plate A. Figs. 2 and-3 serve to illustratev buttons orindicators C are turned in this IOO IIO

of the plate at the edge, and means for securl ing the eyes to the platein such manner that they may be adjusted from front to back, and viceversa', of the plate, substantially as described.

3. The improved indicator for the purpose specified, comprising a platehaving a series of peripheral notches, a corresponding series of namesof articles arranged opposite the lo notches, and a like series'ofindicators in the l form of buttons, or knobs, having eyes adapted toenter said notches, and Wires extending on both sides of the pl'ateadjacent to the edge thereof and through the eyes of the 1ndioators,whereby the latter are held elastically in place on either Jr'ront orback of the plate and may be readily shifted from one position to theother, substantially as described.

' HARLEY SIGAL ELLS.

Witnesses:

F. D. STARNES, J. W. RoBnRTs. l

